FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

THE MIRACLE OF GREECE (Satis Shroff) The Greeks are getting euros To stay in line to get money From the bankcomat. A measly 60 euros a day, For a whole family. In the streets of Greece a refusal To pay the Odius Debt makes the rounds. The debt was imposed on Athens, Not to help its people but to run banks. A breakfast for 5 euros: A toast bread costs 1,45 euros, Feta cheese for 3,49 euros, A liter juice for 1,18 euros. A coffee for 2,50 euros. Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. A taxi in Athens? 68 cents per kilometer. Petrol costs 1,57 euros per liter. If Athens bails out, Would it be the disintegration of Europe? A referendum is professed to throw light: If it's a no, Tsipras and Varofakis want to resign. Ah, it's time for lunch: Another 7 euros. A pound of paste for 86 cents, A tomato sauce to go with it 99 cents. Eating at home for 3 euros, Eating out costs al...

THE TOWER RAVENS (Satis Shroff) (Subtitle: Evermore, for the Queen) The guard in the red jacket Stood at attention with his rifle, Watching the ravens on the lawn Of the Tower of London. The ravens were loyal to the Windsors, Like the brave, sturdy Gurkhas. The swarthy ravens would never Abandon the tower, So a legend goes. For if they did It would mean The end of the Kingdom. Charles II said in the 17th century: It's better to make sure, Thereby gave six black feathered friends Boarding and lodging. The raven-mater looks after them, Prunes their feathers regularly, So that they don't fly too far. In 2006 there was fear of bird-plague, So the ravens were obliged to caw in prison, As a measure of protection. Two years later came the financial crisis, And many Brits saw danger ahead For the beloved Kingdom. The six raven males Gwyllum, Thor, Baldrick, And the ladies Hugine, Munin and Branwen Were ...

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : Zeitgeistlyrik: WELCOME HOME & Other Poems (Satis ... : WELCOME HOME (Satis Shroff) 'Welcome Home' wrote the London Evening Standard, As the SS Empire Windruch docked At T...

WELCOME HOME (Satis Shroff) 'Welcome Home' wrote the London Evening Standard, As the SS Empire Windruch docked At Tilburg in 1948. On board were Jamaican veterans From the Second World War, Who'd fought alongside British Tommies. The headline was never shown again, Britain's door was soon slammed. The Brits tried to forget their history. The post-war labour shortage had seduced them, To their colonial countries. The first generation didn't have A sense of belonging, To the British mainstream. The second generation had an ease of presence, They married British girls, Played soccer at school and English clubs. Black or coloured and British-feeling, Despite the subtle cuts of the meanest kind. The message dawned in them, In the place they were not welcome. Strange that some spoke Of British heritage for all. An elderly Brit veteran, Who'd been and seen all, Mumbled softly: 'Time will h...